Sauria Paharia
A language of India
| Population | 110,000 in India (2000). Population total all countries: 117,000. |
| Region | Jharkhand, north part of former Santhal Pargana District, Rajmahal hills, Sahibganj and Godda districts, Pakaur District, Litipara block; West Bengal, Bankura, Barddhaman, and Murshidabad districts. Also in Bangladesh. |
| Alternate names | Malatri, Maler, Malti, Malto, Maltu, Sawriya Malto |
| Dialects | Sahibganj, Godda, Hiranpur, Litipara (Chatgam). Some inherent intelligibility of Kumarbhag Paharis [kmj]. Related to Kurux [kru]. Lexical similarity: 80% with Kumarbhag Paharia. |
| Classification | Dravidian, Northern |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L2: 7%. Literacy classes. Magazines. Newspapers. NT: 1999. |
| Writing system | Bengali script. Devanagari script. |
| Comments | Part of Malto ethnic group. A Scheduled Tribe. Swidden agriculturalists: rice, maize, wheat, sugarcane, lentils, vegetables; animal husbandry: dairy cattle, goats, pigs, poultry; fishermen; hunters; firewood gatherers. Traditional religion, Christian. |
Also spoken in:
Bangladesh
| Language name | Sauria Paharia |
| Population | 7,000 in Bangladesh (2007). |
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Bangladesh |
| Alternate names | Malto, Paharia |
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